Title :
Optical transmission loss of germanium borosilicate fibres as a function of drawing conditions
Author :
Smithgall, D.H. ; Saifi, M.A. ; Andrejco, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Western Electric Company, Princeton, USA
Abstract :
Previous work showed that the transmission loss of step-index phosphosilicate fibre is dependent upon the draw tension. Similar experiments with graded-index germanium-borosilicate fibres do not show the same dependence over a range of tension from 5 g to 100 g and a range of draw speeds from 0.25 m/s to 5 m/s.
Keywords :
borosilicate glasses; drawing (mechanical); germanate glasses; losses; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; 0.25 to 5 m/s draw speeds; 5 to 100 g drawing tension; GeO2-B2O3-SiO2 fibres; drawing conditions effects; graded index; optical transmission loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19790040
